Work and Labour in Canada
Critical Issues
3rd Edition
Published on 30. May 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
340 pages
978-1-55130-957-6 (ISBN)
Description
Now in its third edition, Work and Labour in Canada explores critical issues Canadian labourers face on a daily basis, concerning the development of modern capitalist structures, low wages and the increase in unpaid and alienated employment, gendered and racialized divisions of labour, and accessibility in the work environment. Andrew Jackson and Mark Thomas draw upon updated statistics, figures, and case studies to identify the economic, social, and political processes that influence contemporary workplace environments and trends, and offer equitable and democratic alternatives to the current organizational structure of the Canadian workforce. This new edition also includes discussions on contemporary workers' movements and temporary foreign labourer programs. A resource for labour activists and researchers, this text is suitable for upper-level undergraduate courses in sociology of work and labour studies.
Reviews / Votes
In this refreshingly updated third edition, Jackson and Thomas tackle both the enduring patterns and the new challenges that shape the experiences of workers in today's economy. Accessibly written and packed with cutting-edge research on our workplaces, labour markets, and workers' movements, this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand work in the 21st century."" - Stephanie Ross, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University, and President, Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies""Work and Labour in Canada: Critical Issues is the best introduction to the subject that's available. Mark Thomas has broadened its scope, deepened its analysis, and updated the data it presents. This new edition will be really useful for students and anyone else who wants to understand work in Canada today."" - David Camfield, Labour Studies and Sociology, University of Manitoba
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55130-957-6 (9781551309576)
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4th Edition
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Persons
Andrew Jackson spent most of his career as Chief Economist and Director of Social and Economic Policy with the Canadian Labour Congress. Since retiring from the CLC in 2012 he has been senior policy adviser to the Broadbent Institute, and spent two years as the Packer Visiting Professor of Social Justice at York University. He is currently an adjunct research professor at Carleton University. He writes a bi-weekly on line column for the Globe and Mail and is the author of numerous articles and several books, including Work and Labour in Canada: Critical Issues which is now in its second edition.
Mark Thomas is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the GLobal Labour Research Centre at York University.
Mark Thomas is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the GLobal Labour Research Centre at York University.
Content
List of Tables and Figures
List of Boxes
Preface to the Third Edition
Introduction
Part I: Working in Precarious Times Chapter 1: The World of Work in the 21st Century
Chapter 2: Work, Wages, and Living Standards in Canada
Chapter 3: Education, Training, and Lifelong Learning: Tensions and Contradictions
Chapter 4: The Unhealthy Canadian Workplace
Part II: Work, Inequality, and Difference
Chapter 5: Gender, Work, and Social Reproduction
Chapter 6: Race, Racialization, and Racism at Work
Chapter 7: The Inaccessible Canadian Workplace
Chapter 8: Troubled Transitions: Into and Out of the Labour Force
Part III: Contemporary Workers' Movements in Canada
Chapter 9: The Impact of Unions
Chapter 10: Workers' Movements in the New Millennium
Part IV: The Canadian Workplace in the Global Economy
Chapter 11: Globalization and Work in Canada
Chapter 12: Improving Work: Reforming or Transforming Wage Labour?
Appendix I: Internet Resources
Bibliography
List of Boxes
Preface to the Third Edition
Introduction
Part I: Working in Precarious Times Chapter 1: The World of Work in the 21st Century
Chapter 2: Work, Wages, and Living Standards in Canada
Chapter 3: Education, Training, and Lifelong Learning: Tensions and Contradictions
Chapter 4: The Unhealthy Canadian Workplace
Part II: Work, Inequality, and Difference
Chapter 5: Gender, Work, and Social Reproduction
Chapter 6: Race, Racialization, and Racism at Work
Chapter 7: The Inaccessible Canadian Workplace
Chapter 8: Troubled Transitions: Into and Out of the Labour Force
Part III: Contemporary Workers' Movements in Canada
Chapter 9: The Impact of Unions
Chapter 10: Workers' Movements in the New Millennium
Part IV: The Canadian Workplace in the Global Economy
Chapter 11: Globalization and Work in Canada
Chapter 12: Improving Work: Reforming or Transforming Wage Labour?
Appendix I: Internet Resources
Bibliography